Hi Everyone, Although I had seen the red bricked building on the west side of Windermere, south of Bloor, many times, I had never seen the red bricked building. In fact, I even received a lovely email from the minster of that place of worship welcoming me into the community and wondered where the …
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This Sunday – 3 April
Hi Everyone, Thank you to all who came out to the Holy Week worship services and helped in leading them. This past week-end was most meaningful and joyous. This week, we will be looking at John 20:19-31. It is a well known passage in which Thomas gets his famous descriptor, “Doubting”. I must confess, I …
This Sunday – 27March
Hi Everyone, So you know you’ve been tossed off the pedestal when your teenager looks at you and tells you, without batting an eyelash, “It’s boring, mom.” Ouch… Well, I did ask him for his opinion. Boring, a.k.a. slowing down, being quiet and/or still, doing something repetitive like wiping, sweeping, doing dishes (no, not child …
This Sunday – 28 February
Hi Everyone, Our annual general meeting (AGM) is taking place this Sunday after worship and our potluck lunch. I think it is safe to say that like most churches, we do food scrumptiously well and I’m already salivating. 🙂 Please know that your presence, your prayers and your thoughts are important and appreciated but especially …
This Sunday – 21 February
Hi Everyone, The theme for Lent this year is generosity and the gospel lesson this Sunday is Matthew 25:31-46. This particular section is entitled “Judgment of the Nations” and is the final story Jesus tells before the unfolding of events that lead to his arrest, eventual death and triumphant resurrection. Through this passage, we …
This Sunday – 7 February
Hi Everyone, This Sunday will be a little different as we have invited Mark McElwain to speak to us about the Tri Church Syrian Family Sponsorship Project through the Mission and Outreach Committee. Mark was for 8 years, until a few weeks ago, Clerk of Session at Rosedale Presbyterian Church, where he remains active in …
This Sunday – 29 January
Hi Everyone, This Sunday’s Psalm is #95, verses 1 to 9 only, the gospel reading is from Matthew 4:12-25 and the sermon title is “If God would just text…” On Sunday, I hope to explore with you the nature of hearing a “call” and what that might look like for us today. …
This Sunday – 22 January
Hi Everyone, Many of you might know that I take Mondays and Saturdays as my days off. I try really hard to keep Mondays as my Sabbath – a time to decompress, relax and be creative (family time is often Sunday night and Scrabble when my children are feeling generous). But I confess that I …
This Sunday – 17 January
Hi Everyone, A heartfelt thank you to those who helped to set and clean up as well as provide the lovely spread for both the fellowship hour and refreshments after the service of induction this past Sunday. It was wonderful to see all of you who were able to come out this past Sunday and …
This Sunday – 10 January
Hello my new family of faith at MHP! Thank you for the warm welcome. As the newest person at MHP, it is a privilege to witness how this community of faith has supported as well as loved one another faithfully in the absence of a full-time minister. I humbly ask for your prayers because there …